Irish Women beat Sri Lankans in Nail-biting ODI Match in Ireland-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis Late at night in Adelaide I followed the last few overs in their internet written form in the absence of TV media footage. Prendergast was unstoppable and clearly unflappable.   Chamari had failed in batting for once and the Irish may have benefited from home advantage.  Outcome is good for cricket. OLGA PRENDERGAST”s photo defied copying !@#! Report in the Island … because ESPN has removed theirs !@#! Orla Prendergast pulled off a stunning heist, picking up 3 for 25 and following it up with an unbeaten 122 off 107 balls as Ireland beat Sri Lanka by three wickets in the first ODI in Dublin. Sent in, Sri Lanka rode on Vishmi Gunaratne’s  maiden ODI century to rack up 260 for 8. In reply, Prendergast scored a maiden ODI century of her own to help Ireland record ...

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Sri Lanka scramble into Asia Cup final in much anticipated clash with India.  Athapaththu leads from the front in nail biting win over Pakistan.  – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE. Sri Lanka scampered into the final of the Asia Cup after a pulsating 3 -wicket semi- final win against Pakistan in Dambulla.  The feisty Lankans who have hit a rich vein of success recently, rammed home their winning culture to snatch a nail biting victory with a ball to spare. But the win over the highly rated  Pakistanis did not come easy after Pakistan set them a competitive 140 for victory then grabbed two quick wickets to send tremors through the Sri Lankan camp.  Opener Vishmi Gunaratne departed in the second ball of the innings for a duck and soon it was 2 for 19 when Harshita Samarawickrema departed for 12 when Sri Lanka’s skipper turned adversity to a personal ...

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Chamari Athapaththu leads Sri Lanka to a clean sweep in their group. Semi-Finals will be engaging. – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE.  (eLanka Sports Editor). Chamari Athapaththu led Sri Lanka on a run spree and into the Asia Cup semi- finals as the host nation swept aside Thailand in their final game of the group stages in Dambulla. Thailand had the consolation of winning the toss and electing to bat. Their good fortunes ended there as Sri Lanka romped to a 10 -wicket victory in a canter chasing a mediocre 94 for victory. The Thai batters floundered miserably against a full strength Sri Lanka bowling attack who kept them on a tight leash. And, at 6 for 53 off 14.1 overs, the writing was on the wall as to where the result was heading. All of Sri Lanka’s bowlers shared the seven Thai wickets to fall as they laboured to 93 ...

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Sri Lanka crush Bangladesh in Asia Cup opener. Seven wicket win suggests India- Sri Lanka final.-BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE.  (eLanka Sports Editor) Sri Lanka started their Asia Cup campaign in commanding form dispatching Bangladesh to record a 7-wicket win in Dambulla. Sri Lanka and India are the in-form teams in the Asian region and both have shown that they are the teams to beat in their respective groups.  India are sitting pretty at the top of their group with two wins over Pakistan and UAE and unless things go pear shaped, Sri Lanka should get through their group on current form. India needs to beat Nepal to move to the next stage while Sri Lanka having a resounding win over  Bangladesh have Thailand and Malaysia ahead of them in what looks like a tantalising India- Sri Lanka final if things go to plan.  Keeping their heads and not getting ...

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Athapaththu leads Sri Lanka to clean sweep over West Indies for the first time. – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE.  (eLanka Sports Editor) Chamari Athapaththu led Sri Lanka on a run spree to ensure a one-day series clean sweep against the West Indies in Hambantota.  The spirited Sri Lanka skipper has always stood up when the team is vulnerable and this time was no different as she continues to be the team’s guiding light. The win in emphatic fashion, was historic in terms of a series sweep against the West Indies and underlined Sri Lanka’s steady climb in the world rankings taking them to number five behind Australia, England, South Africa and India and raises hope for automatic qualifying for the World Cup. Athapaththu enjoying a charmed start to her innings  reached 50 off 70 balls then accelerated to 91 before falling short of a well deserved century going for an ...

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Sri Lanka women stamp their authority in Windies rout. – By TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE.  (eLanka Sports Editor) Sri Lanka’s women restored some national pride with a dominant victory over the West Indies in the first one-dayer in Hambantota.  Chamari Athapaththu’s rising stars continued their climb in the world game while taking the heat off their male counterparts who are heading home after achieving the worst World Cup appearance in their history.  Sri Lanka’s women have shown a sharp spike in their progress as they now pose a threat to the heavyweights, with wins over England  New Zealand and South Africa away which is the best by any team in their short history.  Winning the toss and putting the Windies in, Chamari Athapaththu’s team went to work on containing the scoreboard, and they did this to perfection.  Improved fielding backed a accurate pace/ spin attack  had the West Indies in ...

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Bates and Tahuhu pilot NZ women to easy win Source:Dailynews Opener Suzie Bates hit a superb knock of 52 in 53 balls with 6 fours while fast bowler Lea Tahuhu had excellent figures of 4 for 21 as New Zealand women recorded an easy eight wicket win with eight balls to spare against Sri Lanka women’ at their second T-20 game played at P. Sara Oval grounds yesterday. It was good team effort by New Zealanders while skipper Sophie Devine handled the game very well to win the series 2-0 with one game to spare. Sri Lanka women’s invited to bat first but openers skipper Chamari Atapattu and young Vishmi Gunaratne were unable to make good start once again while Atapattu was unfortunately run out scoring 2 runs in 8 balls and New Zealand got this prize wicket in third over which was the turning point of the game. Harshitha ...

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Indian women crush SL women by 10 wickets-by Dhammika Ratnaweera Source:Dailynews A career-best figures of 4 for 28 from right arm medium pace bowler Renuka Singh and two openers Smriti Mandhana (94) and Shafali Verma (71) helped Indian women’s team to recorded an easy ten wicket victory over Sri Lanka women’s team to seal the series win 2-0 with one match to spare in their ODI series played at Pallekele International cricket Stadium yesterday. This was a one sided affair when Indians decided to field first and chased the Sri Lanka’s total of 173 without much effort. The experienced left hander Mandhana played a anchor role scoring unbeaten 94 in 83 balls with 11 fours and a six well supported by 18 year old right hander Shafali Verma who scored an unbeaten 71 in equal number of balls with 4 fours and a six guided to get their victory in ...

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